Hey, pretty babyDon't you think you might give me a chanceGet it on with meGo down-town for some loving romanceAnd I know I ain't nothingI ain't worth but a thin dimeBut if you put your heart in my handsI'm sure that I could change your mind

I want to boogie with youYeah, I want to boogie with you

There's something, baby, on which your parentsBoth agreeAnd that is that they both have aDeep distrust for meAnd your best friend FrankieWell, I know, your best friend Frankie, he wants to see me sinkAnd I don't much blame him for thatHe gets so useless after so few drinks, you know, baby

I want to boogie with youI want to boogie with you

Well, I know your little baby sisterShe thinks that I'm a flopWell, I guess that you know that it's trueI spent more time at the bottom than the topTell your little sisterI know she wants to give me a whirlBut I don't have the time, babyTo wait till she's grown up, and she's a woman, not a girl

Don't you know, I want to boogie with youHey, I want to boogie with youI want to boogie with youI want to boogie with you, yeah